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| Advanced Scuba Diver Course |
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Let the adventure continue! Apply your scuba
skills as you explore new dive sites and
activities under the supervision and continuing
training of your NAUI Instructor. Learn which
diving specialties interest you, and what type of
diving you enjoy most. Gain more confidence and
capability. Begin to consider the direction diving
will take you, as you go for everything it has to
offer.
OVERVIEW
This course is a continuing education
certification course for certified divers. It is
an enjoyable program of continued supervised
experience designed to introduce divers to a
variety of diving activities and to be taught
entirely in an open water setting. Upon successful
completion of this course, graduates are
considered competent to engage in open water
diving activities without supervision, provided
the diving activities and the areas dived
approximate those of training. This course is
appropriate for divers who:
Desire additional training.
Have moved from one diving area to another and
desire local orientation.
Do not have, but wish to obtain, NAUI
certification.
Desire orientation to a variety of diving sites
and conditions.
OPEN WATER DIVES
A minimum of six open water dives is required. A
maximum of three dives per day shall be applied
toward course requirements. At least two dives are
to be deeper than 20 feet (6 m).
The required dive topic areas listed represents
three separate dives of the minimum six required.
The remaining dives can be combined or split as
needed to fit the situation and meet student needs
provided at least six separate dives are made:
Required Dives
Navigation
Night or low visibility diving
Deep diving (130 feet/40 meters maximum depth)
Elective Dives
Search and recovery
Boat diving
Light salvage
Hunting and collecting
Exploration and underwater mapping
Non-penetration wreck diving
Observation and data collection
Diving in surf or currents
Altitude diving
Salt water diving (in areas where most diving is
in fresh water)
Fresh water diving (in areas where most diving is
in salt water)
Shore diving
Diving for photos or video
Using dive computers
PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE
Age. Minimum is 15 years. (Junior certification
for ages 12 -14 years is allowed. See “Policies
Applying to All Courses”: Age, Junior
Certification.”)
Dive Certification. Certification as a scuba diver
by a NAUI recognized agency is required. The
instructor is to carefully screen and evaluate all
prospective students to assure that they
understand diving safety and possess the necessary
skills to participate. Curriculum and skills from
other NAUI courses shall be used to evaluate and
improve the diver’s knowledge and proficiency if
necessary.
Equipment. Students shall furnish and be
responsible for the care and maintenance of their own diving
equipment. The instructor shall initially assist the student
in checking all student gear to insure it is adequate and in
proper working order. |
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Capt. Pete's
Diving Outfitters, Fort Myers, FL, Email:
scubashop@captpetes.com |
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